Cristiano Ronaldo has actively and passively asked to leave Manchester United, but for now the Portuguese will wear shorts this Sunday in the friendly against Rayo Vallecano at Old Trafford. The Portuguese will reappear as a starter with the English team after several weeks without training with the aim of forcing him out.
The crack from Madeira did not show up at the beginning of July to start the preseason, for family reasons according to the club, nor did he tour Thailand and Australia. Once the team returned to Manchester, Ronaldo appeared at the club’s facilities, although accompanied by his representative, Jorge Mendes, to explore his transfer.
“Cristiano Ronaldo will play against Rayo Vallecano. Yes, tomorrow (today) he will be with the team. We’ll see how long he can play,” announced his new coach, the Dutchman Erik ten Hag, who had already had the veteran striker, 37 years old, in the last training sessions of the team in the sports city of Carrington.
Despite already being in the dynamics of the team, Ronaldo did not enter the call for the friendly match against Atlético de Madrid, precisely one of the clubs that had supposedly been interested in hiring him. However, the mattress fans have expressed their rejection of the arrival of the Portuguese, both because of his past with Real Madrid and because of some insults to the rojiblancos.
In this way, Ronaldo will play his first game with United since last season while waiting to find a solution for his departure. According to Ace, the striker would have even asked the red devils to price him in order to find an offer that fits that amount. The other problem is his high salary.
One of the premises for Ronaldo is to find a team that will play in the Champions League next year, a fetish competition that he has won five times. He has until August 31 to look for a club that satisfies both parties, but this Sunday he will face Rayo who will also have another illustrious veteran like Radamel Falcao up front.